The geriatrician's perspective on practical aspects of the multidisciplinary care of older adults with cancer.

Autor: Karnakis T; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Sao Paulo Cancer Institute, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: theokarnakis@yahoo.com.br., Gattás-Vernaglia IF; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil., Saraiva MD; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil., Gil-Junior LA; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Sao Paulo Cancer Institute, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Kanaji AL; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Sao Paulo Cancer Institute, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Jacob-Filho W; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Sao Paulo Cancer Institute, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of geriatric oncology [J Geriatr Oncol] 2016 Sep; Vol. 7 (5), pp. 341-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Aug 01.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2016.07.001
Abstrakt: Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) have been incorporated into the practical care of elderly patients with cancer. Several geriatric oncology centres have attempted to determine the best way to implement MDTs by using geriatric assessment (GA). Developing a geriatric oncology service is a feasible work, which requires significant resources. The challenges of MDTs must be known so that better care planning for elderly patients with cancer can be devised. The aim of this paper is to discuss the practical aspects of the multidisciplinary care of older adults with cancer by considering a geriatric point of view and the recent literature. Reviewing data from recent studies helps enumerate the major challenges in establishing collaboration in geriatric oncology: evaluating the resources of your centre, knowing the role of each member of the team, establishing good communication both within the team and with the patients, and determining referral criteria and using screening tests to select which patients can benefit the most from the multidisciplinary evaluation and a more thorough GA.
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